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Skydiver Survives 5000 Foot Fall

After both the original and backup parachutes fail this skydiver descends a 5000 foot free fall and miraculously survives. He was so convinced he was dead he actually waved goodbye to the camera. Luckiest guy ever.

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mrsmizzy2 : LVL 7: VP 1.6: said:

mrsmizzy2

74 votes NegativePositive

1018 days 10 hours ago...

wow scary...

"are you ok bro?"
"no"

lol

paa2554 : LVL 12: VP 2.1: said:

paa2554

75 votes NegativePositive

1018 days 10 hours ago...

He won the race didn't he? Got to the ground miles quicker!

TaKtIk : LVL 25: VP 3.4: said:

TaKtIk

40 votes NegativePositive

1018 days 9 hours ago...

Thats incredible,imagine the scrambled thoughts going through your head!? Also time and space seems massive until you see his shadow, i'd be interested to know the extent of his injuries.

Celtic Lover : LVL 25: VP 3.4: said:

Celtic Lover

44 votes NegativePositive

1018 days 8 hours ago...

This skydiver BTW is called Michael Holmes. He was parachuting over Lake Taupo in New Zealand when all of a sudden his parachute wouldnt open. As DaVy pointed out he actually waved his 'last' goodbye to the camera before he fell 15,000 feet. Thats the equivalent of 12 Empire State Buildings. When he eventually fell into some bushes his mate ran to him and asked if he was ok and he actually said ''No''. He said he was a very lucky boy. Luckily he survived with just a broken ankle and a collapsed lung.

AdolfOliverBush : LVL 32: VP 4.1: said:

AdolfOliverBush

110 votes NegativePositive

1018 days 8 hours ago...

^^ And shit in his pants

duggan123 : LVL 26: VP 3.5: said:

duggan123

23 votes NegativePositive

1018 days 7 hours ago...

Yea saw this last night, amazin he survived it 5/5

thmjklmstrymn : LVL 9: VP 1.8: said:

thmjklmstrymn

-7 votes NegativePositive

1018 days 5 hours ago...

oops i crapped my pants!

SacKings384 : LVL 1: VP 1: said:

SacKings384

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1018 days 5 hours ago...

ROFL at Adolf!

MyMaek : LVL 1: VP 1: said:

MyMaek

25 votes NegativePositive

1018 days 5 hours ago...

"it's...it's quite a frightening moment."

no shit.

tokentiki : LVL 43: VP 5: said:

tokentiki

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1018 days 5 hours ago...

I think that something like this has happened before

RyRySoFly11 : LVL 11: VP 2: said:

RyRySoFly11

57 votes NegativePositive

1018 days 5 hours ago...

well, i think i'll cross sky-diving off the list of "things to do"

stunttt : LVL 28: VP 3.7: said:

stunttt

29 votes NegativePositive

1018 days 5 hours ago...

maybe id go skydiving if i had 100 back up parcheuttes and a huge ass mattress on the ground beneath me, maybe

Dorbot : LVL 13: VP 2.2: said:

Dorbot

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1018 days 5 hours ago...

Its not free fall because he had a deployed parachute.
not fully deployed but not free fall.

terminal velocity in freefall is about 120 MPH or 200 KPH.

I recon that that was a closing speed of 60 to 80 mph.

still a sore one.

I bet he clenched at about 500 feet.

Best quote is "Talk to me man , you ok?"
replies "naaw"

rofl.

edit..

" You wil never pack my chutes again you *unt. "

Ghostsinthesky : LVL 1: VP 1: said:

Ghostsinthesky

17 votes NegativePositive

1018 days 5 hours ago...

I still want to try it

Post your Comments : LVL 42: VP 5: said:

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1018 days 5 hours ago...

it seemed like he fell unnaturally slow, probably due to upwind or his spinning around a lot

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